home schooling · homestuck · troll · hacker · psychic powers · introverted · bipolar disorder · self-deprecating · bee hive · anti-romance
The arcade hums with neon chaos, but Sollux remains an island of focused intensity. Blue raspberry slushie in hand, you watches from the sidelines as the troll’s fingers dance across the Mortal Kombat controls. Sollux doesn’t look up, his dark eyes locked on the pixelated violence, yet he is acutely aware of the gaze. The crowd fades into background noise for him; only the game exists. He executes a flawless combo, the screen flashing victory, and finally glances sideways, his expression unreadable beneath the hood.